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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Meet the Writers Week 26 on Susie Clevenger

Tell us about yourself:

I am a wife of forty one years to my amazing, loving husband, Charlie. I have two beautiful, brilliant daughters, Dawn and Carrie. I am an amateur photographer, lover of music, and have a passion for writing. As I have written in my blog profile I am much like the butterfly I love, going through a metamorphosis in my life, letting imagination guide me.

The two blogs have helped me find my purpose. I had struggled trying to define myself outside of marriage and children. I am a writer. No, I don’t have a book published, but I have discovered I have inside me much that wishes to be communicated through the written word. This discovery has blossomed into a passion to continue my journey of discovering who I am.

When have you started blogging?

I had made attempts at blogging over the past five years, but it was the end of 2009 that I became serious about it.

What's the theme(s) of your blog(s)? What do you write most? poetry, fiction or novel, or short stories?

Laundry Goddess is my poetry blog. Poetry is my first love and what I write the most.

Susie’s Sentence’s is in many ways my online diary, a place for expression outside of poetry. I have been exploring fiction writing there. So far just very short pieces, but I think next year I will put more effort into exploring that side of writing.

What are the inspirations of your writing?

Goodness there are so many things that inspire me. It could be the sound of wind chimes outside my window, a word, music, life experiences or photographs. I find inspiration is everywhere. I just need to listen and look.

You are involved with Bluebell Books Short Story Slam writing challenge? How do you feel about it so far? What's the benefits of it?

I have really enjoyed being part of the writing challenges.

The prompts spur directions in poetry that hadn’t occurred to me. For example in October the photo prompt titled Sky Reading by a Chance of Sunshine had me writing a children’s poem I titled Where Fantasy Begins.

I hadn’t really approached a fun piece that could be something a child or adult might like. From that inspiration I later wrote Pillowkins, a poem birthed from an imaginary family I created as a child. My involvement in Bluebell books has me even looking at expanding my writing to a series of poems or stories based on Pillowkins.

Do you have a favorite blogging friend(s) to share? Tell us about his/her blog link and the writing in it!

I have so many wonderful blogging friends. They inspire me through their talent. I will share a couple of them. One is Kellie Elmore. Her blog is Magic in the Backyard. She is an excellent writer whose entire page is full of beauty. There is truly magic there in her amazing poetry and her encouragement to become the best you can be. Her Free Write Friday inspires me to take an inward look and share on a personal level.

Another blogging friend is Hannah Katy. She has fueled a movement to share love through hand written love letters. She began by writing random notes of love and leaving them in a coffee shop, bus, wherever she felt someone could use some love. It grew into its own web site, The World Needs More Love Letters, where love’s mission is not only has a writer leaving a random note but letters written from requests sent in by people who have friends and family who desperately need encouragement and love. My own involvement in this cause has been life changing for me. My own love letter journey prompted by Hannah is on my Susie’s Sentences blog.

Any tips for those who started blogging and wish to become successful in it.

If you want to be a blogger, just step out and do it. You know the things you are passionate about so write on them. It can be anything from poetry to social commentary. Just take a breath, write, and post it. You will find there are many who would love to know what you have to say. To be successful it takes commitment, make your blog a priority. You may struggle at times to find words, but every writer experiences that. Believe in yourself and keep a notepad close. You will find inspiration often comes when you are not near a computer.

What's your writing plans in the near future?

My immediate plan is to write and explore poetic forms I have never done and to finish a story I began titled Escape.

My future plans are to have my first poetry book published. I imagine it will be self published. I am looking through several avenues hoping to see my words in print some time next year.

This is the first semi-graphical novel series that RiikaInfinityy had ever created. It spreads across 7 different parts of the series It is a legend about a girl who traversed many dimensions of this universe in search for a purpose of her being created in such a way that she is considered neither a human, goddess nor devil. She would many times come close to what seems to be the very answer she seeks, but only to be disappointed as each step only opens her to a whole new world of mysteries.

Summary:

After 5,000 years of waiting, events after the first fall, a new test is about to begin. A young lady woke up and realized she had lost her memory of the past and goes upon a journey with her brother and his clan, The Infamous Thief Clan of Aries to find out about what happened in the past and operations they had taken to earn a living from. A fateful meeting, the celebration of the flowers, a promise turns into reality, a war that will change everything, the fate of two countries will be put to a test, and will you move forward or stop at this moment of time to give up everything?

Additional:

Check out this link for walkthrough that Riika had written for this novel, these walkthroughs are about the things that had been done by Riika during the production of the novel. These walkthroughs will also allow the readers to understand better about the novel itself..

As the name indicates I exposed my hidden talent of writing poetry to the world and was successful in it making my first debut publication in Kindle .This book is now in digital format only .It consists of 21 different poetry forms with a little explanation on each form and has random collection of more than 100 best poems. All the poems have a concept behind them and carefully penned with a beginning and an ending. Also I have put in pictures where all it is needed too. It ‘s a best gift for your children and friends who loves poetry .The price of £3.53 , that I quoted was very cheap for all the hard work that was put in.

I decided to go for Amazon Kindle to publish my first books mainly because they are commission based and the files are free to upload. Also I would get to know the nuances of Publication mainly in Internet which could be useful for all other upcoming books of mine.

But selling copies is bit difficult compared to others because it requires a lot of marketing and not all can buy them because it is in digital format that can be viewed only in Kindle and Sony Readers. But still for those poetry and book lovers, downloading the “Kindle Software “in your PC or in your Mobile phone, you still can sure read the books and have a wonderful Kindle Experience.

As always it is, the content stands as the King and I made sure that I did the needful. I selected the bests of my published and unpublished poems, read them to accuracy with little formatting mainly to satisfy the reading experience.

Finally, I was satisfied with the outcome and hope you too will enjoy the book.

This is the first semi-graphical novel series that RiikaInfinityy had ever created. It spreads across 7 different parts of the series It is a legend about a girl who traversed many dimensions of this universe in search for a purpose of her being created in such a way that she is considered neither a human, goddess nor devil. She would many times come close to what seems to be the very answer she seeks, but only to be disappointed as each step only opens her to a whole new world of mysteries.

Summary:

It is a legend about a girl who traversed many dimensions of this universe in search for a purpose so mysterious, so unknown. She would many times come close to what seems to be the very answer she seeks, but only to be disappointed as each step only opens her to a whole new world of mysteries. Join her on her epic journey to discover her true self and the Tributes of Sonia. It will be about the humans and the devils seeking a peace haven when they can all live in harmony and the obstacles and difficulties they had to conquered. Meanwhile, a game seemed to be set within the dimension and only one side can win this chess game. A mysterious group called themselves the “Letters” was known to be one of the side that is playing this game and they will do anything to make sure their King’s piece will not get checkmated by the other side.

Additional:

Check out this link for walkthrough that Riika had written for this novel, these walkthroughs are about the things that had been done by Riika during the production of the novel. These walkthroughs will also allow the readers to understand better about the novel itself.